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Google Trend graph of an Executive Assistant shows a steady interest through out the past 8 years with a slight incline showing. With the highest peak interest for an Executive Assistant in June 2011. As far as the demand in 2013, the graph shows to be stable and comparative to previous years. In February 2012, U.S. News & World Report reported an Executive Assistant as number 10 in the Best Business Jobs.

Executive assistants often start out as administrative assistants which perform office maintenance work, then graduate to juggling tasks for the higher executive level bosses. While the responsibilities still include the basics, such as managing the boss’s calendar, coordinating meetings, and taking messages, Executive Assistants are also tasked with providing high-level administrative support for the company and its top executives. An Executive Assistant’s role may include analyzing incoming documents, preparing research reports, and sometimes supervising other clerical staff members.

Bureau of Labor Statistics shows information for an Administrative Assistant, in which, their salary may be different than those of an Executive Assistant. The BLS shows that the median wage reported in 2010 was $34,660 a year or also pays about $16.66 an hour. The typical education required for an Executive Assistant is a high school diploma or the equivalent. The number of jobs available to Executive Assistants in 2010 reported by the BLS as 4,010,200 total jobs with a growth rate expectation of 12% which is average compared to other careers. The amount of Executive Assistant jobs added from 2010 – 2020 is expected to be 492,900 added to the job marketplace. By taking a look at our state by state salaries for Executive Assistants, you’ll see that in some states, they’ll pay more. This shows that the decision on a location to take a job as a Executive Assistant could make a big difference.

Executive Assistant Salary Information For 2015

This table displays Executive Assistant Salaries By State so that people can compare how much an Executive Assistant makes in a specific state. This comparison engine will help people easily identify the best salaries for Executive Assistants.

Career

State

Salary

Percent

Data Year

Executive Assistant

Alabama

$41,000

1% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Alaska

$30,000

26% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

American Samoa

$49,000

20% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Arizona

$33,000

18% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Arkansas

$41,000

2% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

California

$44,000

7% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Colorado

$36,000

11% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Connecticut

$47,000

15% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Delaware

$36,000

12% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Florida

$38,000

7% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Georgia

$46,000

14% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Guam

$37,000

9% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Hawaii

$25,000

38% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Idaho

$27,000

34% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Illinois

$46,000

13% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Indiana

$39,000

4% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Iowa

$40,000

2% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Kansas

$37,000

9% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Kentucky

$35,000

14% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Louisiana

$36,000

11% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Maine

$36,000

12% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Maryland

$42,000

3% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Massachusetts

$49,000

20% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Michigan

$41,000

1% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Minnesota

$36,000

13% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Mississippi

$43,000

5% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Missouri

$40,000

2% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Montana

$34,000

17% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Nebraska

$30,000

27% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Nevada

$31,000

24% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

New Hampshire

$40,000

1% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

New Jersey

$44,000

8% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

New Mexico

$35,000

13% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

New York

$49,000

21% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

North Carolina

$39,000

5% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

North Dakota

$36,000

11% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Ohio

$39,000

4% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Oklahoma

$38,000

8% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Oregon

$39,000

3% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Pennsylvania

$39,000

4% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Puerto Rico

$39,000

3% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Rhode Island

$37,000

9% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

South Carolina

$40,000

1% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

South Dakota

$31,000

25% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Tennessee

$38,000

7% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Texas

$39,000

3% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Utah

$32,000

22% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Vermont

$36,000

12% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Virgin Islands

$42,000

2% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Virginia

$41,000

1% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Washington DC

$51,000

25% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

Washington

$42,000

3% higher

2015

Executive Assistant

West Virginia

$38,000

6% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Wisconsin

$36,000

11% lower

2015

Executive Assistant

Wyoming

$34,000

17% lower

2015

Listed below is information that is specific to Executive Assistant job salaries that you can expect to receive in that state area. Our state by state breakdown allows you to see which state is best to get a job as an Executive Assistant. The salary information provided below is off of real-world job listings for Executive Assistants and the pay offered for those jobs. We source Indeed, Simply Hired, PayScale and GlassDoor.com. The information provided by Indeed about their process for collecting salary averages is as follows: “Indeed Salary Search is based on an index of salary information extracted from over 50 million job postings from thousands of unique sources over the last 12 months. Many job descriptions don’t contain salary information, but there are enough that do to produce statistically significant median salaries for millions of keyword, job title and location combinations – in fact, most job searches you are likely to think of. As new jobs are added each day, the Indeed Salary Search index is automatically updated with fresh salary data, so the salary results are as up-to-date as they could possibly be.”